Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-02-12
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session for the purpose OF resuming ballot
ing for United States senator. In accord
ance with determination reached the night
before at secret caucus of supporters of ex-
Governor Ireland, his name was withdrawn
from the contest. AssOon as the two houses
had assembled the tWenty-hfth ballot was
ordered midst 3 good deal OF excitement.
lt resulted as follows: Reagan, ~; MaIsY,
40; Alexander Terrell, 30; x-CfOVernOr @.
N. Roberts, =. On the thirty-first ballot Con
gresham Reagan lacked but three votes of
election, WhereupOn several changes were
made, midst great excitement, el6cting
Reagen.
A bold but unsuccessful attempt was made
BY seven masked men to rob the safe in the
Jersey City pOstOthce. The burglars were
concealed in the building, and surprised the
night Watohman, who was OverpOWered,
blindfolde3 and bound hand and foot This
burglars carried him to the top floor, where
the lnitor, John Nixon, wife, and child,
reside. These people were also bound, and
two of the masked men stood guard over
them. The sAfei built ii the wall. The
combination was broken, and three at
tempts were made TO blow the safe open
with powder, but were unsuccessful The
burglars worked from II a. night till in
the morning, but the sale resisted all their
efforts to open it. The thieves caEIisd OF
large amount Of mail matter.
W. q. Miller, the well known commission
merchant of Fittsburg, Pa, reports an ex-
citing experience with train robbers at Fort
man passenger on q through train which left
Chicago Tor the east, on tho Fort Wayne
road, says that when the tram reached Fort
Wayne shortly before midnight ana while
waiting n change engines, a tough looking
individual camo into the Pullman sleeper
soliciting money for nights lodging. he
was not very successful and a. he Was about
70 leave ths car two men heavily armed, ap-
psgrsd at the rear door. Their way was bar
red by the train men and hand 10 hand
struggle ensued. Meanwhile the passen-
gers became panic-strick Il and scene of
terror prevailed. Cries of robbers" and
police" and the heroic conduct Of the
train men finally frightened the thieves on,
and in the excitement they made good their
escape. 1t Il supposed the tough looking
individual wanted TO size mp the wallets ana
valuables of the passengers
A heavy blizzard has been prevailing at
Fort AssinaOoine, and north from there to
the Canadian line. The temperature ranged
from l3 to 30 degrees below zero. The snow
was piled 10 drifts by the high wind TO a
height Of eight feet il places Reliable re-
porLs say stockmen have suffered heavier
losses than have been known for eight or
ten years. The storm through the section
Of country about Fort Shaw, Montana, Is
very severe, the mercury making - TO 30
degrees below zero The stage from Chow
teaW is reported lost A relief p"riy Il
searching for It. Ia Dakota the seversst
cold wave OF the winter Is bsing experienced.
The temperature fell to 20 degrees below
zero Sunday night, and nearly reached 80
on Monday. The snow on the lines of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, Chicago
st. Paul, Minneapolis IL Canada, and the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids u Northern
caused almost a complete blockade. Some
freight trains on the Omaha road have be. !
stalled IN the SNOW since Saturday night.
Mrs- Edward Walker, residing nine miles
north of DEVILS Lake, Dakota, persisted, IN
attempting to go to a neighbours house dur
ing Saturdays blizzard, which Prevented
her husbands retura from town. he found
her body half bCried in the snow q third OF
a mile from the neighbours bOuse-
The Kansas City Times jefferson City
special says. The house by a vote of "a to
55, adopted a majority committee report
favoripg the resolution providing Tor The
submission to the people of a prohibitory
amendment. The resolution, will be passed
tomorrow. The senate vote 20 to IA favor
of a local option pill. 1t is undetermined
how the senate viii vote on submission.
The executive board of the miners ma
tiOnal assembly Knights of Labor began an
investigation to-day OF the books of the diff
fersnt large coal firms IN Pittsburg, Pa
with view OF deciding whether the MOnon-
gahela miners were justified IN demanding
an advance in wages. The investigation
will probably take a week, and II the mean
time the river mines Will be closed.
The weather in the upper Platte country
since the first OF the year has been very
stormy. The high winds which have oee1
constantly blowing have kept the hills par
TALLY bare. Range cattle are poor, owing tC
the scarcity of feed. Six inches of snow
have fallen and it Is still snowlng5 but the
wind has subsidized The outlook for tbs
ca interest up 70 the present time Is no
hatteriag, but should the snow melt soon
which is now anticipated by the cattle mel
of this section, there Will be a rapid improve
ment IN the conditions or the large nerd.
of cattle IN the Platte country. The lOsse
no to the present time are comparatively
light.
The Indiana senate at u O'Clock proceed
ed to the hall of the house and the sixteenth
ballot was begun. The roll call of the senati
developed nothing and the call of tbs hOus'
was proceeded with without int 'pptlOI
until the name of Robertson was ached
when that gentleman made statement o
an agreement entered into by himself and
Messrs. Coles, Glover and Mackey TO secur
the election of Allen. He added that he wa
now convinced that it was a hopeless en-
deaVOr to elect as senator any man not
member of one of the two great parties, ant
his constituents were argent II their DO
mands. he had decided to cast his ballO
for David Iurpie. This announcement wa
greeted with enthusiastic cheers from tn
democrats. Adessrs' ,Joles' glover A1'
Mackey, republican labor members mad
brief explanations and cast their ballot 70
Harrison, the vote standing: Turple 20
Harrison 20. In the senate Turpie receive,
~, Harrison 49, in tie house Iurpie Il
Harrison SO. Immediately on the termlna
ton Of the call of the house roll Speaks
Eavre announced that there was no election
and passed the figures to President Smith
of the senate, whose privilege II 10 under tn
agreement to announce the total vote, an
he at once called ont that David Iurpls la
been elected senator of the United States I
serve six years from the 4th of March mex
Speaker Sayre declared that Pres dent Sunlt
was usurp6r, and had NJ right TO max
such an announcement as president OF tn
joint convention, but the speakers word
we're unheeded. After the announcement c
the vote Gardiner (rep) moved that th
Joint convention adjourn until noon tC
morrow. Speaker Sayre put the motion an
declared it carried. What further action
ANY, ia the interest OF Senator Harrison VI
be taken by the republicans Is not known
Il is understood, thOugh not authoritivel
announced, that the republican member
will hold a Joint convention an
cast their ballot for Harrison, Thus maxim
up a formal case for presentation to II
United States senate.
Breslau, R. l., was thrown into great e.
element over the horrible discovery IL
house in the back woods of the dead bodi'
of man aud woman Germans, Whoi
names have not been learned The man
body WAS lying III a pool of blood on Il
floor 10 the room down stairs with h
throat cut from ear to ear. The Woma
was foOnd IL bed room up stairs With h
head severed from her body. Both hl
evidently been dead i've or SIX days, as d
composition had already set IN 1t IS So
posed they we're murdered and robbie
There Is no clue to the murderers-
Senator Riddleburger. IN a letter 70 Pa
s.Icl. Ford, of the Irish World, eXplain1I
why he voted against the fishery retaliato
bill, saysi ~ regard such legislation child
play. What We want are coast oeteneS
cruisers, men-of-Warf to resent insults
Fbey ore offered II We would have the Z